Cosmetic brush



y 5, 53 M. cowA'N 2,637,060

COSMETIC BRUSH Filed March 27, 1946 ll/I/I INVENTOR Mor z'zs Cawan/ ATTORNEYS Patented May 5, 1953 COSMETIC BRUSH Morris Cowan, NewYork, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Victor Silson and Jack Silson, copart- 11ers, doing business as Victor Silson $0., New

York, N. Y.

Application March '27, 1946, Serial No. 657,540

13 Claims.

The present invention relates to a cosmetic brush and it particularly relates to .a cosmetic brush for applying lip make-up or other make-up to the face.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a simple, inexpensive, lightweight, durable cosmetic brush, which may be readily utilized and then replaced in .a suitable make-up box or in a pocketbook without soiling of the fingers of the user, without contamination of the brush and without dirtying the interior of the pocketbook or other carrier.

Another object is to provide a cosmetic brush for applying lip color or other cosmetic or makeup in which the brush maybereadily completely enclosed when not in use, and. in which the brush may be readily brought-to operative make-up applying position without touching or handling of the brush and without need of handling, removing or replacing a separable cover.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given :by way of villustration and explanation onl-y and not by way of limitation, since various changes thereinmay be made b those skilled in the .art without .departing from the scope and-spirit ef-thepresent invention.

A .feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a swingingorflip-over pivotally mounted, weightedbrush-narrier or holder, which isheld enclosed, when inactivaainside of telescoping tubular members, and which-may be readily released and flipped outwardly or extended and then looked into extended position-tor :usage'by merely rolling and-inclining the tubular members and sliding said tubular "members relatively to each other.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one embodiment of the-invention by way of illustration and not byway oflimitation,

Fig. 1 .is .a side perspective view of a cosmetic brush in vertical position, with the brush wit drawn within the telescoping tubularcontainer.

Fig. 2'is a side perspectiveview of the-cosmetic brush with the telescoping closure -members opened to permit .the brush member, .carrieror holder to be flipped or swungover .to .open or closedposition. V

Fig. 3 is a vside perspective view similar .to Fig. 1, with the .brush extended and locked into extendedposition,

.Fig. '4.- is a fragmentary ltransverse .sectional view of the upper end of the cosmetic brush upon on the tube .13 from thehottom l8 thereof.

2 the line 44 of Fig. 1, upon an enlar ed scale as compared to Fig. 1,

Fi 5 is a fragmen ary transverse s c ona view, similar to Fig. 4, with the telescoping .tubular, closure members in opened position, permitting the brush holder or carrier to swing nto extended or withdrawn position, and

Figs. 6 and 7 are transverse sectional views upon the lines B-E and 'l- 1 of Fig. l.

in the drawing he telescopin tubu ar re.- ceiver or closure is formed of an outer slider member, tube or barrel A and an inner hold r and handle member, receiver, tube .or barrel 5. Pivotally mounted within and at the upper end of the tube ,B is the brush member orcarrier C having the camel .or sable hair .or nylon bristles D at one end thereof.

The brush holder C has apivotpin ,l i extend.- ing through the weighted .semi-sphericalibottom portion 12 enabling the brush holder C to be flipped outwardly and inwardly as indicatedjby the arrows 13 in Figs. 2 and 5. For a .shoptdistance .below the pivot pin H, as indicatedby the numeral it, in Figs. 4i and 5 the sides of the brush holder D are cylindrical and have the same outside diameter as the ,insidB diameter of the inner tube B. From thepoint 15 to the end [6 of theholder C thebrushgholder Cis tapered or of frusto-conical shape. At its end it it is provided with a socket it into which are iorced or wedged the camel .or sable hair bristles D.

The inner tube or handle member 133 is swaged and roundedat its lower end it and it is recessed or cut away at El irom it to its upper end zit. The recessfZl, as shown bes inFigs. 4: to 7.4 184 a depth of less than a radius, so that the pivot pin ll may be mounted to extend diametrically across the upperendfifi of the tube B. jlheends of the pin! I .areplaned down into the countensunk recesses .at the sides of the vtopof the :tube B (see Fig.6). Th .llllperendjt of thetubeB is flanged or lipped outwardly as indicated 22, the flange or lip Zhextending.beycn-dtthe,tube B a distance equal to the thickness ,or ,gage'of the metal ofthe OutertubeAso vthatit.does not project beyond the tubeA in the position shown .in Fig. .4.

Ilhe .outer tube .A .closely ,fits upon the ,inner or .holder tube .13 and it .is vn rmally ass mble .with such tube .byfillding the .tube A upwardly Th semiqround. or .haltierrulefit.maythen b sweated into positicninsideof theupperendgl ofthe tube.Aacross the. area corresponding. tothe reeess 2i of the inner tube A. The flange or lip 2? of the ferrule 23 will extend outwardly the same distance as the flange 22 and will not extend beyond. the tube A as shown in Fig. 4, and its upper face will be flush with the upper face of the flange 22 as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, forming a continuous rim at the top of the closed tubes A and B. The flange 22 will act as an upper stop as indicated at 25 in Fig. 4 to limit upward or closing movement of the tube A on the tube B, while the ferrule 23 will act as a lower stop, as indicated at 26 to limit downward movement of the tube A on the tube B.

In extended position as shown in Fig. 3 or in withdrawn position as shown in Fig. 4, the holder C will be closely clamped and movement thereof prevented by the close fit between the cylindrical portion l4 and the interior of the ferrule 23 and the upper end 20 of the tube B. There is a slight raise 29 in the side of the tube B adjacent the flange 22 to hold the tube A frictionally in elevated position with the brush D Withdrawn as in Fig. 1, or extended as in Fig. 3.

In operation, the tube A may be moved down from the position of Figs. 1 and 4 to the position of Figs. 2 and 5, and the holder C and brush D flipped out upon rolling over of the holder as indicated by the arrow 50 until the recess 2| faces downwardly (see Fig. 2). When the tube A is moved upwardly, the flange 27 will act against the conical face of the holder C and press the holder C outwardly and finally lock it into the extended position of Fig. 3, with the cylindrical portion 44 being tightly clamped between the half ferrule 23 and the tube A. When the brush D is to be withdrawn, the tube A is moved downwardly to position of Fig. 5, the holder is inclined upwardly as indicated in Fig. 2 and then rolled over until the recess faces upwardly. The holder C will then fall or flip downwardly into the tube B, and the outer tube A may be moved upwardly to enclose it again. All this is done without the hand touching the brush D and without the brush D touching the tubes or barrels A and B. The flange 21 in lowest position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, should be substantially below the botom of the brush D when the brush is withdrawn. When the tubes A and B are closed with the brush D withdrawn, the projecting spherical end of the element l2 will act as a closure as shown in Fig. 1, keeping out dirt and dust. By balancing the holder C, so that it is weighted on the side of the brush D, it will readily flip or fall out or back into the tube B again, depending upon whether the tube B, with the tube A moved downwardly, is rolled as shown by the arrow 50 with the recess 2| facing downwardly and the tube B inclined downwardly, or with the recess facing upwardly and the tube B inclined upwardly.

The tubes A and B and the holder C may be made of very light gage brass or aluminum (e. g. 0.015" in thickness) and in one embodiment the maximum outside diameter is A,. with a length of 2 /2 to 3"; the cylindrical portion or round 14 may extend about The holder device of the present invention although particularly designed to receive a cosmetic brush, could also be used to enclose or project a tool or manicuring device covered by the term applicator used in the claims. The brush D might be replaced by any type of device,

which it is desired to withdraw and completely enclose when not in use, and yet have readily available so that it might be quickly projected again without difficulty when needed.

As many changes could be made in the above cosmetic brush and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. In a, cosmetic brush, an elongated receiver having its lower end closed and its upper end recessed said receiver consisting of a cylindrical tube substantially one-half of which is split away longitudinally along a diameter thereof over that portion of the length thereof which receives the brush to form a recess, a brush holder pivotally mounted in the upper recessed end of the receiver, and an outer longitudinally sliding closure member on said receiver to close said recessed end when the brush holder is withdrawn within the receiver and to hold it in extended position when the holder is extended, said receiver having a stop at its upper end limiting movement of the outer closure member.

2. In a cosmetic brush, a tubular receiver having its lower end closed and its upper end recessed said receiver consisting of a cylindrical tube substantially one-half of which is split away longitudinally along a diameter thereof over that portion of the length thereof which receives the brush to form a recess, a brush holder pivotally mounted in the upper recessed end of the receiver, and an outer longitudinally sliding tubular member on said receiver to close said recessed end when the brush holder is withdrawn within the receiver and to lock it in extended position when the holder is extended, said outer member having an interior half ferrule in its upper end acting as a stop to limit movement of the outer tubular member and to close the top of the recessed upper end of the receiver at the extreme upward position of the outer tubular memebr.

3. In a cosmetic brush, a swinging brush member, a tubular elongated mount therefor, the side of said mount having an opening recess to enable the brush member to be received within or removed from the interior of the mount and a closure tube member sliding on said mount to slide over and close said recess.

4. In a cosmetic brush, a swinging brush memher, a tubular elongated mount therefor, the side of said mount having an opening to enable the brush member to be received within or removed from the interior of the mount and a closure member of longitudinal shape telescoped and sliding on said mount to close said side opening and to lock said brush member in extended or withdrawn position.

5. A casing device for an applicator comprising an inner tubular receiver, which is cut away longitudinally adjacent the upper end thereof, an outer tubular closure to slide longitudinally on said inner receiver and to open the cut away portion of said receiver and to close said cut away portion of said receiver and a swinging member to carry the applicator, mounted in the longitudinally cut away portion of said receiver, said swinging member being provided with a diametral pivot pin, transversely positioned in the upper end of the longitudinally cut-away portion of said receiver.

6. A casing device for an applicator comprising an inner tubular receiver, which is cut away longitudinally adjacent the upper end thereof, an outer tubular longitudinally slidable closure to slide on said inner receiver and to open the cutaway portion of said receiver and to close said out-away portion of said receiver and a swinging member to carry the applicator mounted in the longitudinally cut away portion of said receiver, said swinging member being tapered and having a cylindrical section to be closely grasped between said receiver and closure, when the cut away portion is closed by said closure, said swinging member being provided with a diametral pivot pin, transversely positioned in the upper end of the longitudinally cut-away portion of said receiver.

7. A casing device for an applicator comprising an inner tubular receiver, which is cut away longitudinally adjacent the upper end thereof, an outer tubular longitudinally slidable closure to slide on said inner receiver and to open the cut away portion of said receiver and to close said cut-away portion of said receiver and a swinging member to carry the applicator mounted in the longitudinally cut-away portion of said receiver, said receiver and closure having extensions at their upper ends to serve as stops to limit the movement of said closure upon said receiver, said swinging member being provided with a diametral pivot pin transversely positioned in the upper end of the longitudinally cut-away portion of said receiver.

8. A casing device for an applicator oomprising an inner tubular receiver, which is cut-away longitudinally adjacent the upper end thereof, and outer tubular longitudinally slidable closure to slide on said inner receiver and to open the cut-away portion of said receiver and to close said out-away portion of said receiver and a swinging member to carry the applicator mounted in the longitudinally cut-away portion of said receiver, said swinging member being weighted, so that it will fall out of said cut-away portion when the cut-away portion is held downwardly and fall back into said cut-away portion when the cut-away portion is held upwardly, said swinging member being provided with a diametral pivot pin transversely positioned in the upper end of the longitudinally cut-away portion of said receiver.

9. In an applicator device, a cylindrical holder having a longitudinally cut-away portion, adjacent its upper end and also having stop means at the upper and lower ends of the longitudinally cut-away portion, a longitudinally slidable sleeve sliding on said holder having its movement limited by said stop means, and an applicator holder pivotally mounted in the cylindrical holder at the longitudinally out-away portion.

10. In an applicator device, a cylindrical holder having a longitudinally cut-away portion adjacent its upper end and also having shoulders at the upper and lower ends of the longitudinally cut-away portion, a longitudinally movable slide sleeve on said holder coaeting with the lower shoulder in one extreme position and with the upper shoulder in the other extreme position and an applicator pivotally mounted in the holder near the upper end of the holder.

11. An elongated cosmetic brush device comprising inner and outer longitudinally telescoped sliding casing members forming a casing and a handle, and a central swinging bristle carrying element pivotally mounted in said inner member, said inner member being recessed to permit removal of the central element for usage and to permit retraction for enclosure within the casing and said outer member when moved away from said pivotal mount exposing said recess and when moved toward said pivotal mount closing said recess.

12. An elongated cosmetic brush device comprising inner and outer longitudinally telescoped sliding casing members forming a casing and a handle, and a central swinging bristle carrying element pivotally mounted in said inner member, said inner member being recessed to permit removal of the central element for usage and to permit retraction for enclosure within the casing and said outer member when moved away from said pivotal mount exposing said recess and when moved toward said pivotal mount closing said recess, the inner and outer members having sliding stops at their ends adjacent to the pivotal mount.

13. An elongated cosmetic brush device comprising inner and outer longitudinally telescoped sliding casing members forming a casing and a handle, and a central swinging bristle carrying element pivotally mounted in said inner member, said inner member being recessed to permit removal of the central element for usage and to permit retraction for enclosure within the casing and said outer member when moved away from said pivotal mount exposing said recess and when moved toward said pivotal mount closing said recess, the inner member having a stop limiting relative movement of said members in one direction and the outer member having a stop limiting relative movement of said members in a reverse direction.

MORRIS COWAN.

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